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Great News from Boston, Even for a LA Sports Fan

Growing up a loyal sports fan in the Los Angeles area, I've developed an immediate smirk each time I hear about the town Boston.  Sure the band Boston was great ( I know your humming "More Than a Feeling" right now ), but how can this fan support a town whose teams battle my Lakers and Angels year in and year out?  There's no doubt these guys have talent, but rooting for anything from that town is like a Philadelphia Flyers fan rooting for the Chicago Blackhawks in the Stanley Cup.  Happening?  No. While it pains me to write this, I must admit the tide is changing.  Now you won't see me wearing a Red Sox hat anytime soon ( read never ) or rooting against Kobe in the NBA Finals, but you will see the Crowleys standing up in applause for our new Boston friends for the following... Genzyme Receives FDA Approval for Lumizyme for Pompe Disease Lumizyme is the first treatment approved in the US specifically to treat patients with late-onset Pompe disease.  This inc

Skee-Ball Wizard

Ever since I was a young boy I've played the Skee-Ball From SoCal out to Boston I must have played them all But I ain't seen nothing like her In any amusement hall That young, tall, and blond kid Sure plays a mean Skee-Ball She's a Skee-Ball wizard There's got to be a twist A Skee-Ball wizard She's got such a supple wrist    When I approached the bank of Skee-Ball machines last night I did so with a high level of confidence.  You see, I didn't grow up with an XBox and PS3, but in the age of pinball and Skee-Ball.  Now I sung this song by The Who several times while I piled quarters into the pinball machine, but could never master it.  However, after several summers killing time at the Balboa Pier Fun Zone in SoCal, Skee-Ball was mine.  I would take on everyone from old blue hairs to the unsuspecting 5 year old cashing in on every win.  No shame, just victory!  So when Emma suggested a side by side challenge at Dave and Busters, I scoffed and respon

A Day In The Life or Bingo Anyone?

I read the news today oh boy About a lucky man who made the grade And though the news was rather sad Well I just had to laugh Those who have joined the Crowleys at the annual UH Elementary School Pizza Bingo Night can verify that I am not known for good luck.  This goes for standard bingo, four corners, blackout, and that dastardly little game where the worst player stands tall until his number is called and he drops to his chair in shame.  Yes, even here victory slides through my fingers as I watch some third grader bolt up to the stage immersed in cheers from the crowd.  This is unlike some of my friends who attend year after year, even after their kids move onto middle school, and still find a way to win that gumball machine, tickets to the Reading Phillies or the coveted lunch with Mr. Davis. Now that I have exposed my shame to the worldwide web, I will tell you that winning is just a matter of perspective.  You see, I read the news today and exclaimed "oh boy" thr